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This article lists the 100 longest-lived current or former heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president, prime minister or monarch) whose age can be proven beyond reasonable doubt. Leaders are not included if no reliable secondary sources have confirmed that the leader is alive within the last 10 years. Leaders currently in office are in bold on purple, with Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia being the oldest currently-serving head of government and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom^[α] being the oldest currently-serving head of state.

List

Oldest living:
Đỗ Mười
served 1988–1997
2nd-oldest living:
Babiker Awadalla
served 1969
3rd-oldest living:
Yasuhiro Nakasone
served 1982–1987
35th and oldest living incumbent:
Mahathir Mohamad
served 1981–2003 & 2018–present

Currently in office

Name		State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
1	Đỗ Mười	Vietnam	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1991–1997)	2 February 1917	107 years, 149 days	2018-07-26
2	Babiker Awadalla	Sudan	Prime Minister (1969)	2 March 1917	107 years, 120 days	2018-05-26
3	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Japan	Prime Minister (1982–1987)	27 May 1918	106 years, 34 days	2018-07-23
4	Hyun Soong-jong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	26 January 1919	105 years, 156 days	2018-05-26
5	Hau Pei-tsun	Taiwan	President of the Executive Yuan (1990–1993)	13 July 1919	104 years, 353 days	2018-09-12
6	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Peru	Prime Minister (2000–2001)	19 January 1920	104 years, 163 days	2018-01-19
7	Prem Tinsulanonda	Thailand	Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016)	26 August 1920	103 years, 309 days	2018-08-30
8	Tun Tin	Burma	Prime Minister (1988)	2 October 1920	103 years, 272 days	2010-01-24
9	Lê Đức Anh	Vietnam	President (1992–1997)	1 December 1920	103 years, 212 days	2018-07-26
10	Jean	Luxembourg	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	5 January 1921	103 years, 177 days	2018-01-05
11	Mustafa Ben Halim	Libya	Prime Minister (1954–1957)	29 January 1921	103 years, 153 days	2017-07-18
12	Abdelmalek Benhabyles	Algeria	Chair of the Constitutional Council (1992)	27 April 1921	103 years, 64 days	2017-03-26
13	Francisco Morales-Bermúdez	Peru	Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980)	4 October 1921	102 years, 270 days	2018-02-16
14	Luis Echeverría	Mexico	President (1970–1976)	17 January 1922	102 years, 165 days	2018-07-11
15	Lee Teng-hui	Taiwan	President (1988–2000)	15 January 1923	101 years, 167 days	2018-09-15
16	Belisario Betancur	Colombia	President (1982–1986)	4 February 1923	101 years, 147 days	2018-02-04
17	Khamtai Siphandon	Laos	Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006)	8 February 1924	100 years, 143 days	2018-05-28
18	Robert Mugabe	Zimbabwe	Prime Minister (1980–1987) President (1987–2017)	21 February 1924	100 years, 130 days	2018-09-07
19	Tomiichi Murayama	Japan	Prime Minister (1994–1996)	3 March 1924	100 years, 119 days	2018-04-24
20	Abderrahmane Youssoufi	Morocco	Prime Minister (1998–2002)	8 March 1924	100 years, 114 days	2018-07-16
21	Kenneth Kaunda	Zambia	President (1964–1991)	28 April 1924	100 years, 63 days	2018-07-25
22	Dawda Jawara	The Gambia	Prime Minister (1962–1970) President (1970–1994)	16 May 1924	100 years, 45 days	2018-01-17
23	George H. W. Bush	United States	President (1989–1993)	12 June 1924	100 years, 18 days	2018-08-26
24	Daniel arap Moi	Kenya	President (1978–2002)	2 September 1924	99 years, 302 days	2018-07-28
25	Jimmy Carter	United States	President (1977–1981)	1 October 1924	99 years, 273 days	2018-08-26
26	Lubomír Štrougal	Czechoslovakia	Prime Minister (1970–1988)	19 October 1924	99 years, 255 days	2018-01-02
27	Guillermo Rodriguez	Ecuador	President (1972–1976)	4 November 1924	99 years, 239 days	2017-01-14
28	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	Ethiopia	President (2001–2013)	28 December 1924	99 years, 185 days	2017-07-27
29	Abdelsalam al-Majali	Jordan	Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998)	18 February 1925	99 years, 133 days	2017-12-10
30	Shehu Shagari	Nigeria	President (1979–1983)	25 February 1925	99 years, 126 days	2018-02-26
31	Sibghatullah Mojaddedi	Afghanistan	Acting President (1992)	21 April 1925	99 years, 70 days	2018-04-28
32	Ali Hassan Mwinyi	Tanzania	President (1985–1995)	8 May 1925	99 years, 53 days	2018-07-15
33	Giorgio Napolitano	Italy	President (2006–2015)	29 June 1925	99 years, 1 day	2018-06-29
34	Mahathir Mohamad	Malaysia	Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–present)	10 July 1925	98 years, 356 days	2018-09-15
35	Ali Bozer	Turkey	Acting Prime Minister (1989)	28 July 1925	98 years, 338 days	2016-09-09
36	Yang Hyong-sop	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1994–1998)	1 October 1925	98 years, 273 days	2018-04-11
37	Antoine Gizenga	Congo-Kinshasa	Prime Minister (2006–2008)	5 October 1925	98 years, 269 days	2018-05-10
38	Arnaldo Forlani	Italy	Prime Minister (1980–1981)	8 December 1925	98 years, 205 days	2018-02-26
39	Trần Thiện Khiêm	South Vietnam	Member of the Provisional Leadership Committee (1964) Prime Minister (1969–1975)	15 December 1925	98 years, 198 days	2018-04-03
40	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	France	President (1974–1981)^[β]	2 February 1926	98 years, 149 days	2018-09-16
41	Elizabeth II	United Kingdom	Queen (1952–present)^[α]	21 April 1926	98 years, 70 days	2018-08-10
42	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegal	President (2000–2012)	29 May 1926	98 years, 32 days	2018-05-29
43	Nuon Chea	Kampuchea	Prime Minister (1976)	7 July 1926	97 years, 359 days	2018-01-25
44	Jiang Zemin	China	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1989–2002) President (1993–2003)	17 August 1926	97 years, 318 days	2018-06-12
45	Tulsi Giri	Nepal	Prime Minister (1963; 1964–1965; 1975–1977)	26 September 1926	97 years, 278 days	2017-12-29
46	Valdas Adamkus	Lithuania	President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)	3 November 1926	97 years, 240 days	2018-05-10
47	Beji Caid Essebsi	Tunisia	Prime Minister (2011) President (2014–present)	29 November 1926	97 years, 214 days	2018-01-05
48	Raif Dizdarević	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1988–1989)	9 December 1926	97 years, 204 days	2018-06-19
49	Roberto Suazo Córdova	Honduras	President (1982–1986)	17 March 1927	97 years, 105 days	2018-03-17
50	Thanin Kraivichien	Thailand	Prime Minister (1976–1977)	5 April 1927	97 years, 86 days	2017-11-15
51	Pope Benedict XVI	Vatican City	Sovereign (2005–2013)	16 April 1927	97 years, 75 days	2018-08-03
52	Arturo Armando Molina	El Salvador	President (1972–1977)	6 August 1927	96 years, 329 days	2017-02-28
53	Edward Babiuch	Poland	Prime Minister (1980)	28 December 1927	96 years, 185 days	2014-01-31
54	Hamed Karoui	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1989–1999)	30 December 1927	96 years, 183 days	2018-05-30
55	Hans Modrow	East Germany	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1989–1990)	27 January 1928	96 years, 155 days	2018-06-05
56	Ciriaco De Mita	Italy	Prime Minister (1988–1989)	2 February 1928	96 years, 149 days	2018-06-23
57	Kim Yong-nam	North Korea	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)	4 February 1928	96 years, 147 days	2018-06-15
58	Arthur Dion Hanna	Bahamas	Governor-General (2006–2010)	7 March 1928	96 years, 115 days	2018-03-08
59	Fidel Ramos	Philippines	President (1992–1998)	18 March 1928	96 years, 104 days	2018-06-01
60	Sisavath Keobounphanh	Laos	Prime Minister (1998–2001)	1 May 1928	96 years, 60 days	2017-04-27
61	Hosni Mubarak	Egypt	President (1981–2011) Prime Minister (1981–1982)	4 May 1928	96 years, 57 days	2018-09-03
62	Arnold Rüütel	Estonia	Chairman of the Supreme Council (1991–1992) President (2001–2006)	10 May 1928	96 years, 51 days	2018-05-10
63	Sir Arthur Foulkes	Bahamas	Governor-General (2010–2014)	11 May 1928	96 years, 50 days	2018-05-11
64	Enrique Bolaños	Nicaragua	President (2002–2007)	13 May 1928	96 years, 48 days	2018-05-26
65	Balakh Sher Mazari	Pakistan	Acting Prime Minister (1993)	8 July 1928	95 years, 358 days	2016-12-18
66	Belaid Abdessalam	Algeria	Prime Minister (1992–1993)	20 July 1928	95 years, 346 days	2017-05-24
67	Chung Won-shik	South Korea	Prime Minister (1991–1992)	5 August 1928	95 years, 330 days	2018-06-25
68	Péter Boross	Hungary	Prime Minister (1993–1994)	27 August 1928	95 years, 308 days	2018-08-29
69	Zhu Rongji	China	Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)	1 October 1928	95 years, 273 days	2018-06-01
70	Kåre Willoch	Norway	Prime Minister (1981–1986)	3 October 1928	95 years, 271 days	2018-05-16
71	Borisav Jović	Yugoslavia	President of the Presidency (1990–1991)	19 October 1928	95 years, 255 days	2017-07-25
72	Li Peng	China	Premier of the State Council (1988–1998)	20 October 1928	95 years, 254 days	2018-05-26
73	Vitaliy Masol	Ukraine	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	14 November 1928	95 years, 229 days	2018-05-02
74	Miloš Radulović	Yugoslavia	Acting Federal President (1993)	22 February 1929	95 years, 129 days	2016-09-12
75	Poul Schlüter	Denmark	Prime Minister (1982–1993)	3 April 1929	95 years, 88 days	2018-04-03
76	Christos Sartzetakis	Greece	President (1985–1990)	6 April 1929	95 years, 85 days	2017-10-20
77	Édouard Balladur	France	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	2 May 1929	95 years, 59 days	2018-05-30
78	Sam Nujoma	Namibia	President (1990–2005)	12 May 1929	95 years, 49 days	2018-05-12
79	Otar Patsatsia	Georgia	Prime Minister (1993–1995)	15 May 1929	95 years, 46 days	2016-09-10
80	Karolos Papoulias	Greece	President (2005–2015)	4 June 1929	95 years, 26 days	2018-03-26
81	John Turner	Canada	Prime Minister (1984)	7 June 1929	95 years, 23 days	2017-11-06
82	Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah	Kuwait	Prime Minister (2003–2006) Emir (2006–present)	16 June 1929	95 years, 14 days	2018-01-08
83	Sir Orville Turnquest	Bahamas	Governor-General (1995–2001)	19 July 1929	94 years, 347 days	2017-04-12
84	Jamshid bin Abdullah	Zanzibar	Sultan (1963–1964)	16 September 1929	94 years, 288 days	2016-07-29
85	Nikolai Ryzhkov	Soviet Union	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985–1991)	28 September 1929	94 years, 276 days	2018-04-27
86	Mir Hazar Khan Khoso	Pakistan	Acting Prime Minister (2013)	30 September 1929	94 years, 274 days	2017-01-02
87	Violeta Chamorro	Nicaragua	Member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980) President (1990–1997)	18 October 1929	94 years, 256 days	2017-08-25
88	Muhammad Rafiq Tarar	Pakistan	President (1998–2001)	2 November 1929	94 years, 241 days	2017-12-25
89	Alfred Moisiu	Albania	President (2002–2007)	1 December 1929	94 years, 212 days	2017-09-24
90	Bob Hawke	Australia	Prime Minister (1983–1991)	9 December 1929	94 years, 204 days	2018-05-24
91	Selim Hoss	Lebanon	President of the Council of Ministers (1976–1980; 1987–1990; 1998–2000) Acting President (1988–1989; 1989)	20 December 1929	94 years, 193 days	2018-07-03
	Lee Hyun-jae	South Korea	Prime Minister (1988)			2016-05-30
	Milan Panić	Yugoslavia	Federal Prime Minister (1992–1993)			2017-09-15
94	Efraín Goldenberg	Peru	Prime Minister (1994–1995)	28 December 1929	94 years, 185 days	2018-03-02
95	Abdul Latif Dayfallah	North Yemen	Prime Minister (1963; 1975)	1 January 1930	94 years, 181 days	2016-03-07
96	Ahmed Osman	Morocco	Prime Minister (1972–1979)	3 January 1930	94 years, 179 days	2018-01-10
97	Hédi Baccouche	Tunisia	Prime Minister (1987–1989)	15 January 1930	94 years, 167 days	2018-05-07
98	Hussain Muhammad Ershad	Bangladesh	President (1983–1990)	1 February 1930	94 years, 150 days	2018-05-24
98	Shahabuddin Ahmed	Bangladesh	President (1996–2001)	1 February 1930	94 years, 150 days	2016-02-05
100	Lho Shin-yong	South Korea	Prime Minister (1985–1987)	28 February 1930	94 years, 123 days	2016-08-28

Addenda

Unclear status as state leaders

The following individuals are older than *#90*–8 on this list, but their status as a state leader is unclear.^[γ]
Name	State	Position	Birth	Age	Living as of
Josip Manolić	Croatia	Prime Minister (1990–1991)	22 March 1920	104 years, 100 days	2018-03-22
Kim Yong-ju	North Korea	Vice president during vacancy (1994–1998)	21 September 1920	103 years, 283 days	2018-05-23
Miloš Jakeš	Czechoslovakia	General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989)	12 August 1922	101 years, 323 days	2018-05-02
Adnan Pachachi	Iraq	Prime Minister (2004)	14 May 1923	101 years, 47 days	2015-11-29
Mohammad Hasan Sharq	Afghanistan	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)	17 July 1925	98 years, 349 days	2016-08-30
Walter Buser	Switzerland	Federal Chancellor (1981–1991)	14 April 1926	98 years, 77 days	2017-07-11
Stanisław Kania	Poland	First Secretary of the United Workers' Party (1980–1981)	8 March 1927	97 years, 114 days	2017-03-18
Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Vatican City	Acting sovereign (2005)	31 March 1927	97 years, 91 days	2018-02-02
Cardinal Angelo Sodano	Vatican City	Cardinal Secretary of State (1991–2006) Dean of the College of Cardinals during vacancy (2013)	23 November 1927	96 years, 220 days	2017-11-24
Marcelino dos Santos	Mozambique	Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of FRELIMO (1986)	20 May 1929	95 years, 41 days	2018-05-21
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi	Afghanistan	Prime Minister (1997–2001)	23 August 1929	94 years, 312 days	2017-06-29
Gombojavyn Ochirbat	Mongolia	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Revolutionary Party (1990–1991)	15 November 1929	94 years, 228 days	2017-06-08

Notes

^ ^a ^b In 1952, Princess Elizabeth acceded as the monarch of seven Commonwealth realms. She currently reigns as Queen of 16 sovereign states—including the United Kingdom. From 1957 to 1983, most of her British colonies attained independence, and some joined the other realms in different years; most states ceased to be a realm upon becoming republics.
^ By virtue of his position as President of France, Giscard was also concurrently Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra.
^ They were either members of collective presidencies, interim leaders, de facto leaders or widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited.

External links

United Nations—a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers
WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories

[Elizabeth-1] In 1952, Princess Elizabeth acceded as the monarch of seven Commonwealth realms. She currently reigns as Queen of 16 sovereign states—including the United Kingdom. From 1957 to 1983, most of her British colonies attained independence, and some joined the other realms in different years; most states ceased to be a realm upon becoming republics.

[2] By virtue of his position as President of France, Giscard was also concurrently Co-Prince of the Principality of Andorra.

[3] They were either members of collective presidencies, interim leaders, de facto leaders or widely recognised leaders whose true power was limited.

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